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C18200 Copper vs. C55181 Copper

Both C18200 copper and C55181 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C18200 copper and the bottom bar is C55181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 530
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6 to 16
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
8.2

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.4
92.4 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
7.0 to 7.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15